St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-01-27
G1te GaIedunian.
CLOSE OF DAIRYMEN's MEETING.
Prof. GrinneIIs Naturalization of
Onicers-CIosing Sessions, Etc.

Onicers-CIosfng Sessions, Etc.
The Thursday morning session open
ed with full house. w. j. SimOnds
of ROxbury remarked upon ensilaging
corn with mature ears had tried this
method and fodder came out in good
condition but less heat than with ensi-
lage in greener condition silo open
ed Nov. 8; by the tube test cows
shrunk 20 per cent. after being put on
ensilage, and per cent. less cream !;
cows had previously had hay with a
peck of English turnips daily; cotton
seed and bran brought the milk up
again cows had 81 pounds ensilage
daily.
DR.. Pierce of PhillipstOn, Mass,
spoke on cooperative dairying; eulo
gized the system, particularly as re-
turning cash at regular intervals to
the farmer as increasing valuation by
increase of cows, and as increasing the
manure and bringing up the farms 1t
helps farmers to market their butter at
higher prices; it saves great deal of
time it stimulates the patrons to i'm
prove their cows, their feeding and
their milk. Mr.. EMERSON of Peacham
said that for poOrish butter makers the
cooperative system is good, but those
who make first class butter can do
better.
Mr.. Tinkham said that in the cream
cry the average of value is raised by
the cream of the better producers to
the advantage of poorer producers !;
home made butter with good record
averages as we'll or better than cream
cry. The question must eventually be
great degree. There are many farm
ers who can make milk better and to
better advantage than they can make
butter.
Mr.. Nelson of Ryegate, president of
the South Ryegate Farmers club, was
called up to give an account of its
work and benefits to the farmers.
There are 80 or 60 members. 1t holds
hOuthiJ uhCSblHSS hdIi VIC CiiiiO "O
South Ryegate and the other half at
Ryegate Corner. IL is making quite
an Improvement in the farming of the
town.
A recess was taken to allow the pay
ment of membership dues with result
of S5l. BY unanimous vote the money
received from Secretary Tinkham as
premiums on Vermont dairying exhib-
its ut New Orleans exposition, amount
ing to 800, be returned to Mr.. Tink-
ham as testimony of the associations
esteem and its appreciation of his SER
vices in the secretaryship. Mr.. Tink
ham in brief speech returned thanks
to the association and requested to be
relieved from further service.
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year was then proceeded with by
nomination and acclamatiOn as fol-
lows:
President, o. NJ. Tinkham, North
POmfret.
Vice presidents, LIST, George B. Will
liams of Walpole, n. H.. ID, Cloud
Harvey of West Barnet; 3D., j. r. Kin
erson of Peacham.
Secretary, f. l.. Bass, West Ran
dolph.
Treasurer, Homer w. Vail, North
POmfret.
Auditor, F. X. HoughtOn, Putney.
Mr.. Williams of the Vermont Farm
Machine Co., was called upon to state
the percentage of successes in cooper
ativc dairying. Mr.. Williams replied
that in New England the cream gath
ering plan was begun in 1880 and since
.then none have failed and, excepting
three cases, they have all increased
their number of cows annually. Of
cheese factories more have stopped
than have continued and the same is
as true of milk gathering butter factO
ries. There are now over 100 cream
gathering factories in successful Oper-
alton in New England.
How the Prize Butter Was Made.
The three first prizes were taken by
j. r. Walker of Springfield, NJ. R.
Gray of Ryegate and n. Ii. Kicker of
Ryegate. The methods adopted by
these three butter makers will interest
dairymen.
j. X. WALKER.
Dairy 10 cows kept in warm VEN
tilated stable fed on corn fodder, Dat
straw and hay, with six quarts corn
and cob meal and one quart cotton
seed meal each, daily; watered twice
day. Milk set in "A Ferguson bureau
creamery kept at about go skim in
36 to 45 hours add little salt to cream
mt each skimming and stir well churn